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pirate-irl t1_j7uxnm2 wrote

Tea on an empty stomache (or nearly empty) can make you feel bad for sure - it's a fairly well documented phenomenon that can pop up even on regular tea drinkers who don't experience it normally. It's like clockwork for me if I have black or green tea on an empty belly I feel almost drunk/delirious and nauseous.

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Gimmenakedcats t1_j7usmz8 wrote

Totally agreed.

I diagnosed both my GERD and uveitis from the internet (the problem is when people aren’t smart enough to understand how to analyze data about it) before my doctors did, separate doctors (GP/ophthalmologist). Neither doctor was annoyed as every layperson on Reddit tries to simp for, they were impressed and happy to have them figured out quickly. If I would have waited for my doctor to figure out I’d had GERD it would have been weeks. He was positive it was my lungs because I was coughing, but ignored the accompanying symptoms.

I work in veterinary and we don’t get pissed when someone has done a little research beforehand. It often shows a willingness to get better and take the issue seriously. The only real problem with self diagnosis is when people are wrong and argue with the professional/reality or they dangerously try to treat on their own (obviously harmless treatments are fine).

You just have to be realistic and careful, studying fervently to advocate for your health if you attempt self diagnosis.

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Seltzer_God t1_j7uo1p5 wrote

I’m not really sure why you’re getting downvoted you are a victim. BPD definitely makes it hard to remember what’s normal and what behavior you should accept or not accept. However, doing what you’re doing isn’t gonna take away your instinct to get attached; that’s inevitable with BPD. if you have the money do DBT therapy which is the only way I’ve ever seen people with BPD genuinely make massive improvements to their behavior. Not that you were necessarily doing anything wrong to begin with

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sweetsweetnothingg OP t1_j7uk3cp wrote

As much as I appreciate your comment I will disagree with you. I have PCOS and the internet has more information on it than many doctors out there because it became a new endocrine condition not too long ago, many doctors are not educated on it and mistakenly say its a fertility condition. This actually became a subject in the group /PCOS that I invite you to check out. Now saying that, the internet didn't give me the diagnosis but guides me in the right directions

I dont freak out from internet findings but look into things if necessary. I know this was obviously the teas because I had never done that, it was immediate and I never vomit. Also after that all my symptoms were completely gone which is why I ate the apple. My TIFU was meant to be funny, I laughed in my own post, no intense and health stressful or worried.

I googled to find out why the teas made me sick and thats what led me to, I didn't spend more than 5 mins on it though as I was at work and then thought of sharing the post at night.

The very first comment I got explained I didn't OD and I agreed yet people took the time to comment the same thing like 5 more times, constructive comments are talking about the tea ingredients and caffeine sensitivity.

Times are changing and we really need to learn to not freak out from findings on google until proven truth. I believe at this point in 2023 anyone with a reddit account should know to not freak out from what you read on the internet.

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